Blind
Journey Through Time: Embracing Change and Wisdom
Lyrics
The color of my hair is changing, my skin is soft
The speaker notices physical changes in themselves, such as hair color and soft skin.
Too soft for a man my age, and I am never alone
The speaker feels emotionally vulnerable despite their age and is never without company.
Where is time taking me
The speaker reflects on the uncertainty of the future and where time is leading them.
Nothin' is real, this is how I feel
The speaker expresses a sense of unreality, questioning the authenticity of their experiences.
And nothing is wrong but everything takes too long
While nothing is objectively wrong, the speaker feels a general slowness or stagnation in life.
How did this end up me against you
The speaker finds themselves in a conflict or challenge, framed as a personal struggle.
With everything that I say, and everything you do
Communication issues are highlighted, with the speaker's words and the listener's actions causing tension.
Your smile is changing yea, where is time taking you
The transformation of a smile suggests emotional changes, and the speaker questions where time is leading the other person.
'Cause nothing is real, this is how I feel
Reiteration of the sense of unreality and emotional vulnerability.
And nothing is good, but I don't mind being blind
The speaker doesn't mind ignorance or blindness if it means avoiding certain truths.
If you don't mind doing time
Willingness to endure consequences or difficulties for the sake of avoiding awareness or responsibility.
Nothing is wrong but everything takes too long
Similar to line 5, a feeling of things taking too long without specific problems.
Hey by the way, when I fell to your
A reference to a past incident where the speaker fell to someone's "waste side," questioning if it was a crash or a smooth transition.
Waste side, did I crash or just slide
Continuation of the past incident, questioning if the speaker caused harm or simply moved away.
Hey by the way, when I pulled myself up
Another reference to a past incident where the speaker pulled themselves up to someone's "waste side," questioning if it caused harm or was a smooth move.
To your waste side did I hurt you or just slide in
Continuation of the previous line, exploring the impact of the speaker's actions on the other person.
So this is how it feels to get a little older
The speaker reflects on the experience of aging and implies that it comes with some form of wisdom.
And some would say wiser
Acknowledgment of the perception that age brings wisdom, but uncertainty about its true meaning.
But we know what that means, maybe not
A reflection on the ambiguity of the phrase "getting wiser."
When maybe that's what that means, maybe not
A repetition and reconsideration of the uncertainty expressed in line 19.
'Cause nothing is real, this is how I feel
Reiteration of the speaker's emotional state and the questioning of reality.
And nothing is good, but I don't mind being blind
The speaker is willing to embrace ignorance if it means avoiding the challenges of reality.
If you don't mind doing time
A repeat of the willingness to endure difficulties for the sake of avoiding awareness.
Nothing is wrong but everything takes too long
Similar to lines 5 and 12, expressing frustration with the slow pace of life without specific problems.
Hey by the way, when I fell to your
Repetition of the past incident, questioning the nature of the speaker's fall to someone's "waste side."
Waste side, did I crash or just slide
Continuation of the questioning about the impact of the speaker's actions in the past incident.
Hey by the way, when I pulled myself up
Repetition of the past incident where the speaker pulled themselves up to someone's "waste side," questioning the impact.
To your waste side did I hurt you or just slide in
Continuation of the questioning about the impact of the speaker's actions in the past incident.
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